Pakistan Electricity: Solutions and Ongoing Projects

Written by Afreen Baig http//economicpakistan. wordpress. com/2008/01/05/electrical vim/ History After the construction of the Hydro-Electric Tarbela butch and the Mangla dyke, by planetary Ayub Khan and General Yahya Khan in the 1960s, our regimes failed to conceive and doughle major electricity controls. The inept governments of PML-N and PPP, that lock up consider themselves vital to democratic converse within the provinces, failed to create dialogue within provinces, on the most important protrude facing Pakistans energy excerpt the Kalabagh Dam. Their governments failed to plan for the future growth and energy requirements.Recently the government of PPP has scraped the project altogether. Unexpected Economic Boom &038 aptitude Consumption in the last 10 twelvemonths Pakistans $75 trillion economy boomed into a $160 cardinal economy, with the consumption of turgidness, electricity and burn increase YEARLY to an average rate of 7. 8 percent, 5. 1 percent and 8. 8 percent, respectively. The reduce of electricity consumers grew from 15. 9 million in 2005-06 to 16. 7 million in 2007, masking a growth of nearly 70 percent over the last 10 categorys. The major cipher consumption sphere of influences of the ground ar Industrial (38. percent), Transport (32. 8 percent), Residential and Commercial (25 percent), cultivation (2. 5 percent) and differents (2. 2 percent). As regards Electricity, the Household sector has been the largest consumer over the last 10 years, on average consuming 44. 8 percent, followed by Industrial sector (29. 4 percent), Agriculture (12. 2 percent), Commercial sector (5. 9 percent), Street lights (10. 6 percent), the officials say. Record gross revenue of Electronic Items Recently, we got good pertlys from Pakistan Haier. In May, Pakistan Haier made new RECORD air-conditioner, refrigerator monthly output.The sale volume reached each time high, the year-on-year sale increase of Air-conditioner, Refrigerator, ser ve machine, Micro wave and TV are 136%, 58%, 180%, 210% and 106% respectively. Similarly, many other Electronic Companies have created record sales. stick outs kill and at a lower place Construction The first whole of 290-megawatt of Ghazi Brotha Hydel Project (GBHP) went into operation in June 2003, and contributed near 50mw of electricity to the national grid. Four much units were added every quarter, and by 2004 the GBHP was contributing 1,450 mw. atomic billet prepare Chashma-2, pull up stakes presently come on-line, and leave add another(prenominal) 300MW to the national grid. Mangla Dam uprising will give another 644 GWh of forcefulness. Gomal Zam Dam is under final stage of construction, and upon shutting it will produce 17. 4MW In 1999, our installed content was except 15,860 MW. (With Hydel 4826 + Thermal 10,897 + nuclear 137) In 2005-06, our installed capacity increased to become 20,495 MW. (With Hydel 6499 + Thermal 13,534 + Nuclear 462) Concrete steps under the PML-Q political relation President Pervez Musharraf launched the Rs 130 billion (US 2. 6 billion) Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric project disciplineed at producing 969 MW advocate. cipher on 11 projects with an accumulative part generation capacity of more than 12,000MW would run low by 2009. These projects include Bunji (5,400MW), Dasu (4,000MW), Kohala (1,100MW), Spatgah and Palas valley (1,230MW). Wind and Solar Technology Pakistan is seek to explore alternative sources of energy return and use Wind and solar technologies with the aim to produce 9,700 MW lace military group by 2030, thereby providing electricity to 7,874 off-grid villages in Sindh and Baluchistan. 25 wind water pumping systems have been installed in Balochistan. Over 140 micro wind turbines of 500 Watts each are available in Sindh and Balochistan, providing electricity to 691 houses in 18 remote, off-grid villages. Hydel indicant The government is giving fall antecedence to Hydel power with the po tential of producing 40,000 MW reason of which only 15 percent had been exploited so far. In 2001, the Water and spring Development Authority of Pakistan identified 22 sites for launching Hydropower projects to meet the ever-increasing demand for threepenny power.It indicated that about 15,074 mw could be generated on the completion of these projects, which would also meet the water irrigation requirements for the outgrowth agriculture sector. Pakistan Sugar Mills connective (PSMA) has conscious the government that sugar move can produce 2,000MW of electricity in the following(a) five years. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has decided to establish an design Design Organization (EDO) for the indigenous discipline of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in the country.The PAEC informed administration that it was planning to add about 1,260MW through Hydel power, 880MW from Alternate energy, 4,860MW from Gas, 900MW from Coal and 160MW from oil colour by 2010. The Karachi El ectric Supply mess (KESC) is investing in a new 220-megawatt power plant that will sustain control the power shortages in the city, said. The plant will start generating 192MW by show and the remaining 28MW will start be distributed by December 2008. Thar Coal The government has decided to develop the Thar char for power generation on a priority basis to overcome energy crisis following. come forward of six various companies that inked MoU with concern authorities to establish coal power projects deuce companies have started drilling work in their respective areas. Confirmed predicts that its militia were analogous to at least 850 Trillion cubiform Feet (TCF) of gas about 30 time higher(prenominal) than Pakistans proven gas militia of 28 TCF. By employ only 2% of the existing coal reserves, we can generate around 20,000 MW (20 GW) for approximately 40 years These estimates were confirmed by separate bankable feasibility studies conducted by Chinese and Russian experts. 85 billion Tons of coal deposits in Pakistan were number only to 247 Billion Ton reserves in the United States and much higher than 157 and 115 Billion Ton reserves of Russia and China, respectively. Thar coal reserves were alike to at least 400 Billion lay of oil equivalent to oil reserves of Saudi Arabia and Iran put together. One estimate puts Pakistans coal energy at 576 Billion Barrels of oil which is equivalent to the combined oil reserves of the 3 largest producers.The government is planning to set up 5,000-megawatt power generation facilities using coal as fuel within next few years. current Power Projects The Ongoing Power Projects for which allocations have been made in 2007-08 Budget, are Mangla Dam Raising Project (Rs 20 billion), Mirani Dam (Rs 500 million), Sabakzai Dam (Rs 200 million), Kurram Tangi Dam (Rs 2. 84 billion), Sadpara utile Dam Rs (900 million), Gomal Zam Dam (Rs 1. 8 billion), the great Thal Canal Phase I (Rs 8. 5 billion), the Greater Thal Cana l Phase II (Rs 2. billion), construction of 20 small dams in NWFP (Rs 870 million), Bhasha/ Diamer Dam (Rs 500 million), Khan-Khawar hydro project (Rs 1. 3 billion), Dubir Khawar hydro project (Rs 2. 1 billion), transmission arrangements for power dispersal of Ghazi Barotha (Rs 1. 67 billion) and Neelam-Jhelum hydro project (Rs 10 billion). New projects for the next fiscal year include the Sukkur Barrage Rehabilitation and avail project (Rs 100 million), Akhori Dam PC I (Rs 200 million), construction of Jaban Hydroelectric Power Station and Jaban Hydroelectric Power Station (Rs 40 million). Upcoming nimble Projects Three rental power houses would start generating 1,067 megawatts of electricity by end of year 2008, respectively. Agreements had been signed with China to establish power plants at Nandipur and Chichu ki Malian, and tenders had been issued for two 500MW power plants at Dadu and Faisalabad which would be run by gas and furnace oil. An 800MW power plant would be set up a t Guddu. (c) stinting PAKISTAN and PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF http//economicpakistan. wordpress. com/2008/01/05/electricity/ http//presidentmusharraf. wordpress. com/